Public Bill Committees

Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.

There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 20)

Chairpersons

  • James Gray (4)
  • Alan Meale (13)

Members

  • Jim Dowd (3)
  • Gareth Thomas (16)
  • Richard Bacon (18)
  • Roberta Blackman-Woods (17)
  • Lord Jackson of Peterborough (18)
  • Stephen Hammond (18)
  • Grahame Morris (18)
  • Marcus Jones (18)
  • Andrew Griffiths (17)
  • Brandon Lewis (18)
  • Teresa Pearce (18)
  • Julian Smith (18)
  • Peter Dowd (15)
  • Helen Hayes (18)
  • Chris Philp (18)
  • Matthew Pennycook (18)
  • Seema Kennedy (17)
  • Maria Caulfield (18)
  • Kevin Hollinrake (18)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]